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Not sure it's been mentioned, but Milan (@grohl) also did the tractor unit for the A model. Markus Kossmann did the trailer. This maybe helps explain why the building styles are a bit different between the two? Designer video here:

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Instructions now available. Usually, I find models with lots of purely easthetic details a bit dull to build, I like to build mechanisms! But this model looks like a fun build as it mixes in some brick based building for variety and there's a good amount of mechanics crammed into the deceptively small scale truck. It's a shame the 5x7 frames don't come in black for the truck and green for the trailer and that the cranes move so slow but I'm still gonna get it as soon as I see it on the shelf!

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The curved panel is 13L long, which means the length between stud holes centers are only 12L. So how can it fit nicely into the build as a hypotenuse? The liftarms that can fit as hypotenuses usually have the length as the whole number plus 1 stud. Like, 6 studs for 3 4 5 triangle, 11 studs for 6 8 10 triangle, or 16 studs for 9 12 15 triangle.

Aha. You're right the inclined panels make the long side of a 5, 11, 12 triangle. For a perfect right triangle the long side should be 12.083. Not very elegant, but LDD won't have a problem with it, which is quite a good indicator whether something fits in real life without causing stress.

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Got this set at an amazing bargain when in Germany this week. Have built it now and have to say: what a great set this is. Plenty of build time, nice details already in the build and heaps of functions.

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Same here, when I queried them at the Lego store, they told me that they are only getting 2 to 4 at a time. Also they are usually sold before they get put out on the shelf. Patiently waiting, looking forward to building this one.

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Same here, when I queried them at the Lego store, they told me that they are only getting 2 to 4 at a time. Also they are usually sold before they get put out on the shelf. Patiently waiting, looking forward to building this one.